Italy 1994 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 1994 European Parliament election in Italy?
Forza Italia won 27 of 87 seats with 30.6% of the vote. 73.6% of registered voters cast a ballot.
Italy- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : Forza Italia won 27 of 87 seats with 30.6% of the vote; 73.6% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 7.5 points on 1989.
- Forza Italia 27 30.6%
- Democrats of the Left 16 19.1%
- National Alliance 11 12.5%
- Italian People's Party 8 10.0%
- Lega Nord 6 +4 seats 6.6% +4.7 points
- Communist Refoundation Party 5 6.1%
- Segni Pact 3 3.3%
- Federation of the Greens 3 3.2%
- Radical Party 2 +1 seat 2.1% +0.9 points
- Italian Socialist Party 2 −10 seats 1.8% −13.0 points
- The Network 1 1.1%
- Italian Republican Party 1 −3 seats 0.7% −3.7 points
- Seats won
- Change on the previous election at the right
- Share of the vote
- Share at the previous election
- Change in points at the right
Changes are against the Italy 1989 European Parliament election, party by party.
Key numbers
30.6%
Share of the vote won by Forza Italia
It led Democrats of the Left by 11.6 points of the vote.
+1 seats
Seats gained by Radical Party
The largest gain in seats compared with 1989. Italian Democratic Socialist Party lost 1 seat.
73.6%
Voter turnout
Down 7.5 points on 1989.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forza Italia | 27 | 30.6 | 10,089,139 | ||
| Democrats of the Left | 16 | 19.1 | 6,281,354 | ||
| National Alliance | 11 | 12.5 | 4,108,670 | ||
| Italian People's Party | 8 | 10.0 | 3,295,337 | ||
| Lega Nord | 6 | +4 | 6.6 | +4.7 | 2,162,586 |
| Communist Refoundation Party | 5 | 6.1 | 2,004,716 | ||
| Segni Pact | 3 | 3.3 | 1,073,095 | ||
| Federation of the Greens | 3 | 3.2 | 1,055,797 | ||
| Radical Party | 2 | +1 | 2.1 | +0.9 | 702,717 |
| Italian Socialist Partywith Democratic Alliance | 2 | −10 | 1.8 | −13.0 | 606,538 |
| The Network | 1 | 1.1 | 366,258 | ||
| Italian Republican Party | 1 | −3 | 0.7 | −3.7 | 242,786 |
The other parties and groups
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italian Democratic Socialist Party | 1 | −1 | 0.7 | −2.0 | 227,439 |
| Southern Action League | 0 | 0.7 | 224,033 | ||
| South Tyrolean People's Party | 1 | 0 | 0.6 | +0.1 | 202,668 |
± is the change against the Italy 1989 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Forza Italia 10,089,139
- Democrats of the Left 6,281,354
- National Alliance 4,108,670
- Italian People's Party 3,295,337
- Lega Nord 2,162,586
- Communist Refoundation Party 2,004,716
- Segni Pact 1,073,095
- Federation of the Greens 1,055,797
- Radical Party 702,717
- Italian Socialist Party 606,538
- The Network 366,258
- Italian Republican Party 242,786
- Italian Democratic Socialist Party 227,439
- Southern Action League 224,033
- South Tyrolean People's Party 202,668
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.
ParlGov counts an alliance's votes and seats under its first party: such a row names the allies it counts.
How many people voted?
73.6% of the 48,461,792 registered voters cast a ballot (35,667,440 ballots), down 7.5 points on 1989. 32,913,956 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout of this kind in our data, which begins in 1979.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Forza Italia30.6% of votes31.0% of seats
- Democrats of the Left19.1% of votes18.4% of seats
- National Alliance12.5% of votes12.6% of seats
- Italian People's Party10.0% of votes9.2% of seats
- Lega Nord6.6% of votes6.9% of seats
- Communist Refoundation Party6.1% of votes5.7% of seats
- Segni Pact3.3% of votes3.4% of seats
- Federation of the Greens3.2% of votes3.4% of seats
- Radical Party2.1% of votes2.3% of seats
- Italian Socialist Party1.8% of votes2.3% of seats
- The Network1.1% of votes1.1% of seats
- Italian Republican Party0.7% of votes1.1% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 1.2 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 6.0 by votes and 6.0 by seats; Forza Italia led Democrats of the Left by 11.6 points of the vote.
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